Recognition & Record

Chambers Band One.
An Incomparable Record.

Independent recognition follows outcomes — not the other way around. Chambers USA rankings are earned through client interviews, peer assessments, and verified matter review.

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The Recognition

Chambers and Partners is widely regarded as the most rigorous legal directory in the world. Rankings cannot be purchased, applied for by paying a fee, or obtained by advertising. They require independent research conducted by specialists in each practice area — client interviews, peer interviews, and matter review.

Band One is the highest band ranking Chambers awards. Watstein Terepka’s class action defense practice is Band One. And founding partner Ryan Watstein holds a Star Individual designation — the highest distinction Chambers awards to any practitioner, reserved for those whose reputation transcends band rankings entirely.

The Record
600+
Class Actions Defended
Across TCPA, privacy, consumer protection, financial products, and commercial contexts in every major federal circuit.
Zero
Classes Certified Against the Firm
That outcome reflects methodology, not circumstance.
5,000+
Consumer Claims Litigated
Including first-in-nation decisions that shape this area of law every day.
50%
Federal Clerkship Ratio
Over half of our attorneys have clerked at federal circuit courts and federal district courts across the country.
Individual Rankings

Rankings Across The Founding Team

Ryan Watstein

Star Individual — Highest Ranking

Star Individual is the highest distinction Chambers USA awards — reserved for practitioners whose reputation and practice transcend band rankings entirely. Ryan Watstein's designation reflects the independent assessment of clients and peers that his class action defense and TCPA practice operates at the very top of the national market.

Alexander Terepka

Band One — Class Action Defense

Band One is the highest band ranking Chambers USA awards to an individual practitioner. Alexander Terepka's designation reflects the independent market assessment of his practice across consumer class actions, privacy litigation, and the integrated defense methodology he co-developed with Ryan Watstein.

Matthew Keilson

One to Watch — Elevated to Partner

Matthew Keilson was recognized by Chambers USA as One to Watch — a designation identifying attorneys whose practice trajectory signals future market leadership — before being elevated to partner.

What Drives the Record

First-in-Nation TCPA Decisions

Rulings that establish binding precedent affecting TCPA defense nationally — not just favorable outcomes, but decisions that changed the law.

Fortune 500 Client Relationships

General counsel and litigation directors at Fortune 500 companies are among the firm's repeat clients — the constituency whose feedback drives Chambers rankings.

Former CFPB Enforcement

David Meadows' CFPB background provides institutional insight into federal consumer protection enforcement that informs the firm's regulatory defense practice.

Former Federal Prosecutor

Keith Emanuel brings federal prosecution experience, adding a criminal law perspective that informs the firm's regulatory defense practice.

Representative Matters

Published Decisions That Shape the Law

Federal court opinions establish precedent in multiple circuits. Several are first-in-nation rulings on issues of first impression.

Reported in the Federal Supplement, Federal Rules Decisions, and federal circuit reporters.

Federal Circuit Court
Hulce v. Zipongo Inc.
132 F.4th 493 (7th Cir. 2025)
Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment holding that communications about free healthcare services are not "telephone solicitations" under the TCPA — narrowing the statute's reach on a question of first impression in the circuit.
Herdocia-Jarquín v. Garland
843 Fed. App'x 929 (9th Cir. 2021)
Ninth Circuit appeal briefed, argued, and won by founding partner Alexander Terepka.
First-in-Nation Decisions
Payne v. Sieva Networks, Inc.
347 F.R.D. 224 (N.D. Cal. 2024)
First-in-Nation Court affirmatively denied class certification before discovery opened. No other reported decision had denied certification at this procedural stage in a TCPA case.
Moledina v. Marriott International, Inc.
2022 WL 16630276 (C.D. Cal. 2022)
First-in-Nation Court denied transfer of putative California privacy class action and dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction on the ground that evidence showed the individual claim lacked merit.
May v. Longeviti Health LLC
562 F. Supp. 3d 709 (C.D. Cal. 2021)
First-in-Nation Court granted affirmative motion to deny class certification on adequacy grounds — a procedural mechanism not previously reported in a published decision.
Stewart v. Network Capital Funding Corp.
549 F. Supp. 3d 1058 (C.D. Cal. 2021)
First-in-Nation Court dismissed DNC class action at the pleading stage on Article III standing grounds — establishing that statutory injury alone was insufficient without concrete harm.
Valdes v. Nationwide Real Estate Executives, Inc.
2021 WL 2134159 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 22, 2021)
First-in-Nation Court granted pleadings-stage dismissal with prejudice in a TCPA class action on vicarious liability grounds — potentially the first reported decision reaching this result at this procedural stage.
Creasy v. Charter Communications, Inc.
489 F. Supp. 3d 499 (E.D. La. 2020)
First-in-Nation Court granted motion to dismiss putative class action on novel constitutional grounds not previously applied in the consumer class action context.
Published District Court Victories
LaFleur v. Yardi Systems, Inc.
765 F. Supp. 3d 640 (N.D. Ohio 2025)
Dismissal with prejudice of right-of-publicity claims in putative class action involving property management software.
Robledo v. Yardi Systems
741 F. Supp. 3d 617 (W.D. Tex. 2024)
Summary judgment granted in case involving allegedly illegal fees on property management software — disposing of claims without class discovery.
Boone's Pharmacy, Inc. v. EzriRx, LLC
684 F. Supp. 3d 1207 (S.D. Ala. 2023)
Dismissal with prejudice of TCPA class action on vicarious liability grounds — eliminating exposure at the pleadings stage before class discovery.
Sliwa v. Bright House Networks, LLC
333 F.R.D. 255 (M.D. Fla. 2019)
Class certification denied. Court adopted several novel arguments that subsequent decisions in other circuits have applied — establishing precedent beyond the Middle District of Florida.
Cristales v. Scion Group LLC
478 F. Supp. 3d 845 (D. Ariz. 2020)
Motion to compel arbitration granted on novel ground that defendant was a third-party beneficiary of the arbitration agreement — removing the matter from federal court litigation entirely.

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Experience includes matters handled prior to formation of Watstein Terepka LLP. This list represents a selection of published decisions and does not include the hundreds of additional favorable outcomes achieved through unpublished orders, settlements, and voluntary dismissals.

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About Our Rankings & Record

Chambers USA Band One is the highest band ranking Chambers awards. Rankings cannot be purchased or applied for. They are earned through independent research including client interviews, peer assessments, and verified matter review. Watstein Terepka holds Band One for consumer class action defense.

Star Individual is the highest distinction Chambers USA awards to any practitioner. It is reserved for attorneys whose reputation transcends band rankings entirely. Founding partner Ryan Watstein holds this designation for his class action defense and TCPA practice.

Watstein Terepka has defended over 600 class actions nationwide with zero classes certified and zero paid. The firm has litigated over 5,000 consumer claims and secured victories before more than half of all U.S. Courts of Appeal, including multiple first-in-nation decisions.

Yes. Watstein Terepka has secured multiple first-in-nation published decisions in federal court, including the first reported pre-discovery denial of class certification in a TCPA case, the first pleadings-stage DNC class action dismissal on Article III standing grounds, and the first affirmative motion to deny class certification on adequacy grounds.

Watstein Terepka has secured published victories in multiple federal district courts and federal circuit courts across the country, including the Fourth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits. A majority of the firm’s attorneys have clerked for a federal judge.

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